Memorial University Scholarships

This page lists the scholarships available to disabled students attending Memorial University. 

Amount: varies

Number: varies

Deadline: March 1st (annually)

Memorial University has a number of scholarships available to students with disabilities enrolled at the university. Many of them have similar steps, so just a number of them have been shown here. If you wish to see the full list of scholarships, please go to Source 4 to see the rest.

Eligibility

The criteria for scholarship standing for new and returning undergraduate students are available in the university Calendar. If you have questions, email scholarships@mun.ca.

Glenn Roy Blundon Memorial Scholarship

Amount: $500

This scholarship has been established by the family, friends, and fellow students of the late Glenn Roy Blundon, a former student of Memorial University of Newfoundland who, despite his severe physical disability, succeeded in his studies and made a significant contribution to student life.

Preference will be given to academically qualified students with disabilities, but those enrolled in the Special Education Program may be considered when no candidates are available from the first group.

An application is required and is available at the Scholarships and Awards Office website.

Fraser Edison Scholarship

This scholarship is the result of a donation to the Opportunity Fund in 1999 by Mr. Fraser Edison. It will be valued at the annual interest on the endowment and will be awarded to an undergraduate student who has a recognized physical disability. The scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.

An application is required and is available at the Scholarships and Awards Office website.

General Motors Undergraduate Scholarship

This scholarship was established by General Motors of Canada Limited with contributions to the University’s Opportunity Fund Campaign. Interest from the fund will provide one or more scholarships to support individuals who qualify as Native People, members of a Visible Minority, and/or Physically Disabled. It will be awarded to students in any year or faculty or school at Memorial University of Newfoundland. It will be awarded on the basis of scholarship standing.

An application is required and is available at the Scholarships and Awards Office website.

DISC Student Involvement Award

Amount: $500

Number Available: 2 (Annually)

The recipients can be in any program and year of study at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Preference will go to students who are involved with student life, community volunteer work, or maintain a high academic average. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by the University.

An application is required and is available at the Scholarships and Awards Office website.

How to Apply

For the aforementioned three opportunities, an application is required, which is available at the Scholarships and Awards Office website. The following award has its own application information.

Applications for the 2025-26 academic year will be available online in September 2025.

Newfoundland and Labrador Neurotrauma Initiative Award

This award, valued at a portion of the income on the investment, is made possible by a generous endowment from the Newfoundland and Labrador Neurotrauma Initiative Program, a partnership between the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation, the Canadian Paraplegic Association, the Brain Injury Association, and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The award will be available on an annual rotating basis between undergraduate and graduate students, with first preference given to a student who has been identified with a brain or spinal cord injury. For undergraduate students, an application is required, which is available at the Scholarships and Awards Office website.

Graduate Students are required to apply specifically to the School of Graduate Studies, Room IIC 2021, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, (709) 864-2600. If no candidate is available with a brain or spinal cord injury, preference will be given to a student who is studying in any field related to neurotrauma. If it is not awarded at the level of study (i.e. graduate/undergraduate) on rotation in a given year, it may be awarded to a student studying at the other level for that year. In the case of undergraduates, the award will be made by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards. In the case of graduates, it will be awarded by the Dean, School of Graduate Studies, on the recommendation of the Awards and Medals Committee. This award is open to part-time or full-time students with clear academic standing.

Contact Information

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards Office, Room 4018, University Centre

Memorial University of Newfoundland

P.O. Box 4200

St. John’s, NL, A1C 5S7

Phone: 709-864-3956

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Last Updated: 2025-06-25